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sending PDF plot files to specific directory

spaulus — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 22:02:27 GMT

I am working on a project doing a couple different types of drawings. I have created a directory tree to keep all the blocks and files separated for the different types of drawings. I do the same with the PDF files when I create plots of each drawing. When I am working on equipment drawings, I want to create PDFs and want them to go to the: "Equipment/PDF" folder, but they keep going to the "PID/PDF" folder.

I have gone to the options and selected the "Plot and Publish" tab and pointed the "Plot to File" location to the "Equipment/PDF" directory. After I create a new batch plot it puts the PDF files in the "PID/PDF" folder.

What can I be missing?

Thanks,

Steve

Re: sending PDF plot files to specific directory

imadHabash — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 05:37:57 GMT

Hi,

>> After I create a new batch plot it puts the PDF files in the "PID/PDF" folder.

would you show us a screenshot for publish dialog with your final settings ? also make sure that your AutoCAD version is updated. >> Click <<

Re: sending PDF plot files to specific directory

scot-65 — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 22:36:47 GMT

For command PLOT the setting to adjust is setvar PLOTTOFILEPATH
(or setenv PlotToFilePath for R2018 and below). Use (getvar 'DWGPREFIX)
as a start.

For command PUBLISH the setting to adjust is in the Profiles/.../Dialogs/AcPublishDlg
section of the registry "Location". Is this the "batch plot" item you are describing?
Two other keys to look at include PublishToFormat and SelectedPdfPlotter.

One may have to build a dialog interface to ask the user at which location
to direct the output files and use a command reactor - command will start
to bring up the dialog.

- Default (previous directory)
- Current Directory
- Sub-directory PID
- Sub-directory EQUIPMENT
- Other sub-directory (and supply an edit box)

The customization forum may be of additional help.

[For our system here, a dialog is displayed which will optionally add
a suffix describing the phase of the document as well as the published
date to the file name.]

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Re: sending PDF plot files to specific directory

spaulus — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 17:39:22 GMT

Hello Imad,

Sorry for the delay, I usually get notifications when someone replies to a post, but for some reason I never saw the reply. I went to my publish screen to create a screen shot and in doing so saw where it had a path at the top, I pointed it to the correct path and that seemed to have fixed it.

I was thinking by setting the path in the "Options" "Plot & Publish" tab the it would take care of this.

Steve

Re: sending PDF plot files to specific directory

spaulus — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 17:40:29 GMT

Thank you scot-65, I finally saw the path on the publish screen.